How about making the "say thanks" anonymous? It seems these days one can get into strife for publicly "supporting" a post or opinion.
How abut leaving the "say thanks" button as it is. That way one can publicly "support" a post or opinion.
I guess there's a few thanking problems here: 1. Some thankers want privacy while thanking. 2. Mobile thankers sometimes accidentally thank when they didn't mean to. 3. The thanking link should be hidden on a member's own posts (i.e. you can't thank yourself).
Unfortunately you can't thank yourself (I've tried ). This may sound a bit kinky but can you please thank me at least twice a week? I rarely thank someone else by accident on my mobile but I do tend to hit the "Subscribe" button frequently.
I'm partial to a good thank every now and then... I'm not a compulsive thanker though there are some here!